Photographic flash-light apparatus



Jan. 3'1, 1933. F. GQJQHNSON' 1,895,835

PHOTOGRAPHC FLASH LIGHT APPARATUS Filed May 15, 1951 Patented Jan. 31, 1933 Y i `V I i i UNITED STATES *PATENT NQFFICE rnnnnmcx GEORGE JoHNsoN, rno'roGRArHro riasn-inertiim'@iii.Iifiuymi'is`l 4` p u Application med may 15, 1931, serial No. saaesipalidlij, lgt grigm-pm zyipsgfjlfrj 'Y This invention relates to photographic upstandingbracket' 13 rotatably 'associated lash-light'appratus of the type which comtherexvith.; VThis upstandi'ng bracket13 may prises a reflector vfor a photographic lashbesecured toa' lcollar 13a' Which encircles a lamp in combination With a camera. Y shallow boss *Mien thev platel 10 sofastobe When using a combined apparatusof this rotatable thereupon." f Thej collar13c'zmayr4 be type particularly for indoor photography it helden the boss l'ibyp'means `of a plated13b frequently happens that it is desirable to secured to the boss." The bracket 13 which .l utilize daylight toa certain extent, While vat as shown comprises two upstanding earsor the same time throwing artificial light'from projections, is provided ,with al?V horizontal i 10 the flash-lamp angularly upon the subject to hinge member or roduponV vvhichz an upbe photographed. The present invention pro- `per bracket 16 is pivotally mounted and this vides means whereby this result may be obupper Vbracket-"16 inturn has "aplatel protained in an extremely simpleV and eflicient vide'dwvith parallel guides 17a attachedfthere-- manner, but it should be understood that the to. The reflector 18 for the Aphotographic invention is not limited in any Way to this flash-lamp as 'shown hasicombined therewith particular application. a Vsmall elefctric batterydispo'sed .Within a According to the invention, and'primarly casing 19 formingfan integral part' of the With the above mentioned object in view, the reflector' unit and the. lower part of the casreflector is mounted upon the camera by ing 19 is provided With tongues Jr-,flanges means of a device which permits an angular 19a'Which slide in theY guides 17 a on theupand rotative movement of the reflector rela- Vper plate 17.2 l' tively to the camera, so that the light from fWhen the apparatusis; of the type lin the photographic flash-lamp disposed Within` Whichineansare provided on the 'camera 11 the reflector is thrown at any desiredangle. ,for Higniting the photographic iiashilamp 1 According to the invention moreover, the V-uponffoperating the shutter release mechau reflector for the photographic flash-lamp is nism, a flexible conductor 20 is pro'vided'iorY mounted on the camera by means of a device completing the electrical ,circuit from the which comprises a member Vor element enshutter releasefinechanism.,ofthe camera to abling the lreflector to betilted in a vertical the electric battery. lThevl'lexible conductor A plane, and also an element in rotativa asso- 20'f`may advantageously bey formed with a ciation with the iirst mentioned element for plug'20a at each end to co-operateWith sockthe purpose of directing the light from the et terminals 21 which are preferablyswivelreflector at any desiredangle. l ling, upon the' cameraV 1 1 and the casing 19 In order that the invention maybe better of the electric battery respectively.` understood and readily carried into effect, l It will be appreciated that by means of three embodiments thereof will now be dethe inventionit is possible in an extremely scribed with reference to the accompanying simple and eiiicient Vmanner to direct the drawing Whereinzp i light from the vphotographic flash-lamp Aon p Figure 1 is a general side view of a reflecto a surface or the like Which reflects thel tor mounted upon a camera, broken away, by light at any desired angle Von tothe subject means of a device according to the invention. to be photographed WhilstV at the same time Figure 2 is a plan of the device on the line Yusing daylight with its consequential Vcharac- 2-2 of Figure 1. Y `teristic eiects. Y n 'Y Figure 3 is a fragmentaryV side viewcf The hinge elements, as 13, 13a, 14, 15 and the device shown in Figure 1, drawn to an 16, as shovvnin Figs. 1gto 3, are in the fron-t '9 l enlarged scale. of the apparatus but they can also be pro- In the embodiment of the invention shown vided in the rear, or asshoWn Vbut reversed. in Figures 1, 2 and 3 a plate 10 is removably VWhat I claim is: 1

50 mounted upon the camera llas by guides 12 1. A support for mountingfa Hash-lamp in which the plate 10 is slidable, and has` an y device upon a photographic camera, comprisffl ceV

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" ing in combinationparallelguides upon. the

upper side of said photograph-ic camera,-a plateslidablewithin said parallel guides, a bosson said plate, a collar rotatable on said boss, upstanding brackets on said' collar, a

reflector of a photographic device, parallel o u 'device upon al photographic camera, com

j casing, a plate' slidablewithin said guides Y i prising in combination parallel 'guides upon the upper side: of said photographic-camera, A .u

a plate slidable Within'isaid 'parallel guides,

'Tafboss on said plate, agcollarfrotatable on said boss, upstanding brackets Yon said collar,

a reflector ,of a photographicdevice, a casing for an electricrbattery formed vintegrally with 'said' reflector, parallelzguides on said v and members depending from, said platev and l horizontally KVKhinged Ato said Yupstanding s brackets, aswivellingapertured terminal on Asaid housing, a swivelling laperturedterminal on said photographic cameraand a flexible current l,conductor cooperating, with said ,swivelling .apertured terminals by means vof n l i plug contacts.

SQA support kvfor mounting a flash-lampl I.

Y dev/iceupon- .a photographicV camera, lcomprising in combination a plate mountedupon f the upper side of said'photographic camera, -an'element Yassociated Withl said plate and rotatable thereupon,a second plate horizontally-hinged to said element, a reflector oa o photographic device, a housing lor an electric battery formed lintegrally With saidvreflector and mounted upon snaidfsecond plate, ra ter- .minal onfsaid hous`ing,wa terminal konvsaid i. ,Y Y l photographlc camera and a current conduc- ,-1 ,tor between saidtermlnals ,1 1

- Inrtestimony whereof I hereunto signature this lflthrday ofMay ,1.931,4k j",

, FREDERICK GEORG@JOHNSON'.- Vv 

